IdeaSource Selects Winternals Recovery Manager 3.0 for System and Data Protection on Critical Windows Servers.AUSTIN, Texas -- Winternals Software(R), a leading provider of systems recovery and protection solutions for the Microsoft enterprise, today announced that IdeaSource has purchased and deployed Winternals Recovery Manager(R) 3.0 following an extensive evaluation of the beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. . IdeaSource is a custom software development company writing critical business applications for large and mid-sized enterprises and United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. federal government agencies, including the Department of the Treasury. The company is using Recovery Manager 3.0 to speed time to recovery on servers containing customers' source code and documentation, and developers' workstations. "In cutting edge software development, it's not uncommon to encounter system problems and data corruption Data corruption refers to errors in computer data that occur during transmission or retrieval, introducing unintended changes to the original data. Computer storage and transmission systems use a number of measures to provide data integrity, the lack of errors. issues," said Michael Huck huck n. Huckaback. Noun 1. huck - toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric huckaback toweling, towelling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels , President of Idea Source. "The ability to roll back an unbootable system to a working state, with confidence that it will operate exactly as expected, is phenomenal. Recovery Manager is going to be massive timesaver and money saver for us." Recovery Manager is an enterprise recovery solution for Windows servers See Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. , workstations, and mobile PCs that provides customized recovery protection from a single console. It operates by scheduling system snapshots, called Recovery Points(TM), for computers throughout the network. When system failures occur, Recovery Manager can remotely roll back the affected computers, either individually or simultaneously in large groups, without losing data. IdeaSource evaluated the Recovery Manager 3.0 beta and purchased the product for its point in time recovery ability, remote system boot capability, and two new features added to version 3.0 - locking Recovery Points to a standard baseline configuration and bare metal 1. bare metal - New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an HLL, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools recovery. "Bare metal recovery is critical," Huck said. "I have my Exchange data backed up, I have my SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. data backed up, I even have my program files backed up, but if the whole operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. goes down, forget it. You have to start over from scratch." IdeaSource previously relied on conventional tape and disk-based backup solutions for system recovery. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Huck, using these products was a time-consuming process that resulted in staff spending at least a day reinstalling applications and data, with subsequent lost revenue caused by the downtime. Huck anticipates that Recovery Manager will improve this situation. "Recovery Manager gives me peace of mind that my servers and workstations are truly protected and, in the event of a failure, can be returned to productivity in a very short amount of time," Huck said. "With Recovery Manager I know that my data, my systems, and my company will be up and running at all times." About Winternals Founded in 1996, Winternals provides systems recovery and protection solutions for Microsoft-based enterprises worldwide. Winternals solutions empower IT professionals to protect data and mission critical systems against attacks and failures, and ensure rapid recovery when failures occur. By accelerating recovery, improving data integrity, increasing security, and optimizing performance, Winternals reduces the total cost of ownership for the Microsoft enterprise. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Winternals is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner that counts among its customers 49 of the Fortune 50 and 97 of the Fortune 100. For more information on Winternals visit www.winternals.com. |
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